Rockhounding Executive Chef. I travel to different parts of the Mojave area to hunt for desert agate, chalcedony, petrified wood or anything that will tumble. I observe the flora and fauna and shoot a few stills of the dessert while I watch it change throughout the seasons as I rockhound. I’ve only been tumbling and exploring the southern California mineral rich areas around me for a few years.
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I need to clarify… in all of my Step 1 loads I use 10 Tablespoons of 60/90 grit in a 10 Pound Barrel per week. It will usually take 12 weeks to reduce enough rough down to Step 2 quality. By step 2 I want no cracks or pits. Steps 2-4 take roughly three weeks. Step 5 Borax for 24 hrs. Finally, three days of concentrate dish soap.
Hey y’all an update to the build, I took the old 1/2 HP tumbler out of the yellow “sound proof” barrel and replaced it with the new 1/12 HP tumbler model. Stealth tumbling, no noise complaints from our next door neighbors.
The pole idea for tucking is a good idea. 👍 I'm gonna use thar!
So much easier to roll up. I just kind of fell into the idea after the first time I took it down. Thanks for watching.
I'll try that method this weekend
Thank you for watching. Let me know how it went for you.
I enjoyed your adventure.☝.Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching. I appreciate your comment.
thank you so mcuh. this is really helpful.
Thank you for watching I’m glad it was helpful. I really love this tent it holds up to high desert winds, it’s not noisy either.
What is that heater?
Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner, lots of campus catering over the last week. It is manufactured by Campy Gear, Little Chubby model. There “was” a larger model, Chubby. I bought this in 2021 off Amazon. I did a little research before responding to you to see if it was still available… it appears to me that the original company may have sold to another. The same brand name but the logo has been changed and the current version of my model looks nothing like mine. Mine feels built tuff but the reviews on the new model are bad. I did see one on eBay, used like mine. I love mine. Hope this helps! I would have loved to recommend it.
You're very much welcome Gene; And thank you for Sharing 👍👋✌️👊🤣
Hola muchas gracias are una. De esa maquina
Gracias por ver mi vídeo. Funciona muy bien. Tuve un problema, el motor se quemó. Construí otro igual y lo metí en el barril como el primero.
Hi Rockin Mojave Minerals 👋🤣👍 weve got HEAVY RAIN AND Thunderstorms last 2 day's here in South Georgia yesterday and today
I’m originally from MD, no stranger to rain but it’s been unusually wet in the Mojave. Thanks for watching.
I have an Outfitter but looking into a bigger tent (just looking into it). I noticed this tents sides go far out as opposed to a more upright wall style the Outfitter has and I think Skyliner. What I love is the general ease of putting up and taking down, even alone its easy.
That style came out after we purchased ours. The Family Camper’s sloping side do cut down on inside square footage but I’d be curious to see the side by side comparison during a strong wind storm and I think noise would be louder as well, you know how canvas can be. Plenty of volume vertically as well. Check out my video showing how we outfit the inside of our tent for winter camping comfort.
Hi Gene 👋 Awesome Rock Tumbler 🥃 👋😃👍 Gene I wish I had a Rock Tumbler like yours BRO!!!! 👍🤣
Looks cool I agree but it didn’t work as well as Model #2. Check out the vids on the new and improved build. Thank you for watching.
I love me some lavic jasper! I’m definitely going once more this year before the heat kicks in. It was mind boggling parking out there, opening the car door and seeing jasper scattered everywhere
First time I went I opened my car door and there was jasper right there and I wasn’t even near the collection site!
Hey Gene! I have tumbled some of that before and it tumbles great. At the time, I think that was the shiniest batch of rocks I had ever done. Have you started a fire with that omaroluk yet?
Hey Rob! Thanks for taking a look. I agree, the outcome was awesome. That location was my first outing, a little over three years ago. Your videos got me hooked, no joke. Thanks for the time you put into your videos for us all to enjoy.
Oh, wow I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to let you know how the Omaroluk worked. Great! Making a fire using a bow-drill is one of the harder ways for me to get a fire going. I’ve been waiting for my next overnight rockhounding adventure to video a rockhound making a campfire using it. It’s very cool to have such a unique stone!
@@Gene.Guazzo I'm glad it worked well for you!
Model #2 has been running for 24 hrs. No overheating and no noise complaints from my neighbors! I’ve got a mixture of petrified wood and some dessert agate in there vibrating on step #2. Small amount of grit and small amount of water. I spent a few hours adjusting the load size, grit and water watching the action. The magic mix for this tumbler/motor was 1.5 T of (220) grit to 2 oz. of water. I take my rough down to almost finished before I move on to the remaining steps, usually about two and a half to three months in the rotary tumbler.
i have some beautiful rocks of Jasper. Didn't know what it was until years later.
The thumbnail for this video was the result of a full day of rockhounding at that location. It’s some of the most satisfying rough to polish.
@@Gene.Guazzo what some of mine resemble. Love them. They are a special stone unto the Lord, to me resembles blood.
Big slab of meat on a hot slab of Basalt.😊
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Thank you my friend for the comments. I appreciate you watching my channel. Look for the new rebuild of the first tumbler, Model #1. There’s a new DIY Model #2. It works great and check out how it’s soundproofed.
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great place to fill up your tumbler with a lot of variations
Very cool! Glad you guys made it out there and found some great rough! Lots more areas up there to explore.
That looks so cool
Thank you for watching. I appreciate that. It’s very cozy in the middle of winter.
How cool
Good job baby
So I was taking my time but I have broken it down in 20 minutes. Set up is about 30 when you’re solo. Awesome canvas tent! It’ll take any weather!
We’re actually going this weekend coming up. We love this spot! We go every year. Collect rocks and enjoy the views ❤
Have fun!
We think we made it to the spot you were at. Beautiful agates and jaspers! 7 trains passed through the night which is the most we’ve had through the night. Appreciate your video! That’s our favorite rock hounding spot and so much to explore!
I’m glad you enjoyed your rockhounding/camping adventure. I appreciate you taking a look at my adventure. Every time when I leave there I can’t wait to get back there before I’m even out of the canyon and back on the interstate.
I’m tumbling some pieces of petrified wood I gathered during the Summer. Going to finish it in my “new” DIY vibratory tumbler. Check out the video, “Model #2”
Winter camping now. Using my Springbar tent to stay warm when I’m rockhounding.
thanks for watching, there’s a lot of areas still left to rockhound up there
wow that hill of Jasper is impressive... might have to go try and find that
man you have done it all wrong! it should be the opposite way around? the motor should be hooked to the top part not the bottom part.
Check out model #2 video and the short. this one works great. I'm flipping the original setup and ditching the springs. Another viewer commented similarly earlier and I took the advice. I appreciate your feedback.
Hello, Gene. I think it's great that you're building A vibratory Tumblr. A couple of things. 1. Attach the motor to the bowl. 2. The springs isolate the bowl from the base. This means that the motor is actually hanging off the bowl. This will put the force of the Into your product. Moved action and quieter operation. I hope this helps. Looks great.
Thanks for the tip and the view. I have assembled all the same similar components for another go at it.
very cool video